Storm window



O. L. MARTIN Jan. 7, 1930.

STORM WINDOW Filed Aug- 15, 1928 2 Sheets-sheet 1 Jan. 7, 1930. 0, L MARTIN 1,742,405

STORM WINDOW Filed Aug- 13, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 w13 l I GMM/Mu Patented Jan. 7, 1930 ovinn L. MARTIN, or' RALY, ILLINOIS I K f i titanes.

STORM wrnnow Application ined august 13, 152e.` sensi no. 299Mo.

lThisinvention aims to provide a novel means whereby storm sashes may be mounted upon a window frame, and operated. Y

It is within the province of the disclosure to improve generally and to enhance the utility of devices of that type to which the invention appertains.

With the above and other objects in view, which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the 'de-V tails of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of thev invention.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 shows in front elevation, a device constructed in accorda-nce with the invention Figure 2 is a transverse section on the line 2 2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a longitudinal section showing the storm sashes closed;

Figure 4 is asection showing one of the storm sashes closed, and the other of thev storm sashes opened.

The device includes a frame, which is a composite structure, the frame including a casing 17in which a lower sash and an upper sash 3 are slidable the lower sash 2 operating between guide strips 4 and 5 on the stiles of` the casing 1, and the upper sash 3 sliding between the guide strips 5, on the one hand, and the stiles of a supplemental frame 6, on the other hand, the frame 6 being secu-red to the forward portion of the casing 1. The stiles of the supplemental frame 6 have tracks 7.

A facing or finishing frame 8 is secured in place in front ofthe frame 6 and the Stiles of the facing 8 are provided with guides 9.- On the tracks 7, a sash 10 is mounted to slide, the sash 10 carrying a screen 11. On the guides 9, a sash 12 is mounted to slide, the sash 12 carrying a pane 14, preferably made of glass. The top ofthe sash 12 is connected to the top of the sash 10 by flexible elements 15 trained around pulleys 16 which are morticed into the lintels of the facing 8 andl ofthe supplemental frame 6, the sashes 10 f gers 24 can be sprung out of the bearings25,"

kand 12,t'hus mutuallycounterpoising each other. Y

- i A closure 17 is provided and includes pane 18, preferably made of glass. rEhe top ofthe closure'17 is hinged at 19 to the lintel ofthe 55' facing 8; rEhe closure 17 is adapted to shut tightly against the outer surface of the facing 8, as shown at 20 in Figure 8, and when the sashV 12 is lowered,the kupper cross rail of the sash 12 overlaps Vthe lower cross rail 60 of the closure 17, as shown at 21, and it will be seen that, thus, astorm window is provided which will keep the elements from finding their way into the building. Links 22 are pivoted at 23 to the bottom rai-l of the closure G5 17. The links 22 have outwardly extended lingers 24 which are received detachably in bearings 25 on the outer surface of the sash 12, near to the lower end of the sash.

- 1n practical operation, when the sash 10 which carries the screenll is pulled down', the flexible elements 15 raise the sash 12 from the position shown in Figure 3, and the storm window closure 17 is swung outwardly to the dotted line position of Figure 3. rEhe operation above described opens the lower part of y the Windowfand places the screen 11 in the lower part of the window. In the event that the operator wishes to open the upper part of the window, leaving the lower part of the window closed, the sash `10, with the screen 11, remains -raised as in Figure 4 and the sash 12 with the pane 14 remains lowered. The links 22 are resilient enough sot-hat the iinand, then, the closure 17y may be swung outwardly into theposition shown in Figure 4,

- the links 22 resting on the upper crossrail of the sash 12, with the tingers24 in contact with the guides 9, the links 22, thus,v serving as props for maintaining theclosvure 17 in the partially opened position of Figure 4. When the parts aregarranged as last above described, it is obvious that there is ventilation througlrthe upper part of thel windowby way of the screen 11. 'Y

Vhat is claimed is :v l

1. In a device of` the Hclass described, a frame, an upper closure hinged at its upper end to the frame, a link pivoted to the upper closure, and mechanism for pivotally connecting the link with the' lower closure, said mechanism being a separable connection whereby the lower end of the link may be set Jfree, for engagement withthe frame, thereby to permit the upper closure to be propped open when the lower closure is down.

2. In a device of the class described, a frame, a lower closure slidable in the frame,v an upper closure hinged at its upper end to the upper end of the frame, each of the closures extending approximately one-half the height of the frame, a screen of approximately the same height as the upper closure and slidable in the frame, the screen being of approximately the same height as the lower closure, and means for holding the upper closure open when the lower `closure is lowered Y and the screen is raised.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own7 I have hereto affixed my signature.

OVIDE L. MARTIN, 

